diff --git a/scripts/verify-release-candidate.mjs b/scripts/verify-release-candidate.mjs
index 5a9bef9..522bb21 100644
--- a/scripts/verify-release-candidate.mjs
+++ b/scripts/verify-release-candidate.mjs
@@ -73,6 +73,47 @@ async function clickSceneBounds(page, sceneKey, bounds) {
   await page.mouse.click(point.x, point.y);
 }
 
+async function clickTitleNewGame(page) {
+  const newGameItem = await page.evaluate(() => {
+    const state =
+      window.__HEROS_DEBUG__
+        ?.scene('TitleScene')
+        ?.getDebugState?.();
+    return (
+      state?.focus?.scope === 'main'
+        ? state.focus.items.find(
+            (item) =>
+              item.id === 'new-game' &&
+              item.enabled === true
+          )
+        : undefined
+    ) ?? null;
+  });
+  assert(
+    newGameItem?.bounds,
+    `Expected an enabled title new-game control: ${JSON.stringify(
+      newGameItem
+    )}`
+  );
+  await clickSceneBounds(
+    page,
+    'TitleScene',
+    newGameItem.bounds
+  );
+  await page.waitForFunction(() => {
+    const activeScenes =
+      window.__HEROS_DEBUG__?.activeScenes() ?? [];
+    const state =
+      window.__HEROS_DEBUG__
+        ?.scene('TitleScene')
+        ?.getDebugState?.();
+    return (
+      state?.navigating === true ||
+      activeScenes.includes('StoryScene')
+    );
+  }, undefined, { timeout: 10000 });
+}
+
 async function clickTitleContinue(page, slot = 1) {
   const continueItem = await page.evaluate(() => {
     const state =
@@ -253,7 +294,7 @@ try {
   assert(!emptySave.current && !emptySave.slot1, `Expected first run without campaign save: ${JSON.stringify(emptySave)}`);
 
   const freshStoryRequestStartIndex = requestedResourceUrls.length;
-  await clickLegacyUi(page, 962, 240);
+  await clickTitleNewGame(page);
   await waitForStoryReady(page);
   await setDebugQueryParam(page, 'debugOrderCommandReady', '1');
   const initialStoryProgress = await page.evaluate(() => window.__HEROS_DEBUG__?.scene('StoryScene')?.getDebugState?.());